Condiment receptacle for knives, forks, and the like



April 15, 1930. H. WALCH 1,754,973

CONDIMENT RECEPTACLE FOR KNIVES, FORKS, AND THE LIKE Filed April 14, 1928 FIG. 4

INVENTOR. Herman Walsh flaw W A TTORNE Y.

Patented Apr. 15, 1930 warren PATENT HERMAN WALGH, OF CALDWELL, KANSAS CONDIMENT RECEPTACLE FOR KNIVES, FORKS, AND THE LIKE Application filed April 14,

the illustration the handle of a knife is employed, it will be understood that if desired a fork may be employed, and by so doing, one tool would no doubt hold the salt, while the other would hold the pepper. The invention is of particular use by tourists, picnic parties and others.

In the drawings; Fig. 1 represents a side view of aknife, with part of its handle in section to show the elements of the combination. Fig. 2 is a top view of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a top view of Fig. 1 with the main cap re moved. Fig. 4c is an enlarged detail partly in section of the handle elements seen in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 represents a top view of the element seen in Fig. 4 with the service cap removed. Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout all the figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings; at 10 is seen the hollow handle of the knife. The upper end of this handle 10 in manufacture is successively contracted and provided with two offset B and C which form a pair of beveled faces around the perimeter of the handle 10. Between the offsets B and C are the two threaded portions D and E. The main cap A completely covers the end of the handle 10 and is threaded so as to screw upon the threads at D and its extreme edge portion is beveled to fit and tightly close upon the offset flange B or so that the knife or fork tool as employed may be readily washed without any moisture entering the box to wet the pepper or salt contents. The shaker cap F is provided with an aperture 11 as seen in Fig. 5 and the edges of the cap are properly turned and threaded to screw down upon the threaded portion E of the handle to also effect a tight fit at the beveled joint C as will be readily understood. Upon the cap F is a covor or service plate 12 which is perforated as a plurality of small holes seen at 13 and also perforated at 14 as a large hole. A properly arranged point such as therivet 15 secures the plate 12 to the cap 11 while permitting 1928. Serial No. 270,025.

the plate 12 to be rotated upon said cap so that the holes 13 or the opening lt will register over the hole 11 in the cap F. Through these openings, salt or pepper in desired quantity may pass through the opening it as will be readily understood. When the salt or pepper box is not in use, the plate 12 is of course turned so that the blank portion a: will cover the hole 11. At 16 is a lip turned up from the plate 12, useful as a means of rotating the plate 12. Upon the cap A will be seen gnarled rings G forming a grip for readily removing the cap. The cap F is unscrewed when filling the hollow space 17 with pepper or salt as desired.

Such modifications may be employed as lie within the scope of the appended claims. Having fully disclosed my invention, what I now claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is;

1. In an article of the class described, a hollow handle successively contracted and threaded towards the end and provided with a pair of beveled annular faces, an inner cap having a beveled edge screwed upon the outer threaded end portion to a seat against the first annular beveled face and a covering cap having a beveled edge enclosing the first cap and screwed upon the second threaded end portion to a seat against the second beveled face.

2. In an article of the class described; a hollow handle, successively contracted and threaded towards the end and provided with a pair of beveled annular faces, an inner cap having a beveled edge and interiorly threaded and having an opening through the top of the cap, said cap detachably enclosing the end of the handle; a plate rotatably pivoted to said cap and openings that may or may not register with the opening in the in nor cap depending upon the pivoted position of said plate upon said cap.

3. In an article of the class described in claim 2; and a covering cap having a beveled edge and interiorly threaded and enclosing the first cap and screwed upon the second threaded end portion to a seat against the second beveled face.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature.

HERMAN WALCI-I. 

